From Middle English faderly, from Old English fæderlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz, equivalent to father + -ly. Cognate with West Frisian faderlik, Dutch vaderlijk, German väterlich, Danish faderlig, Swedish faderlig, Icelandic föðurlegur . fatherlike.
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